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Mom convicted for pimping out 15-year-old daughter

Shaken Brooklyn girl, 2, dies after being taken off life support

Creeps trash World War II memorial wreath in Queens

POISON BILL! NBC drops new Cosby sitcom, Netflix postpones special and TV Land pulls reruns
The planned NBC show was due to launch in 2015 and was supposed to mark the comedian’s return to the network.

Raven-Symone on claims TV father Bill Cosby raped her: ‘Keep me out of this’
Raven-Symone was the subject of a tasteless joke related to Bill Cosby's rape scandal -- and she took to Instagram to fire back.

CNN's Lemon sorry after sour comments to Cosby rape accuser
CNN anchor Don Lemon faced biting criticism after suggesting to Bill Cosby rape accuser Joan Tarshis that she take a bite out of the comedian’s penis rather than perform oral sex.

Arizona tot who celebrated early Christmas with community dies from adrenal cancer
A 2-year-old Arizona girl with terminal cancer who was granted a Christmas miracle with the help of the community last week has died.

Tell all? That's not designer Valentino's style
Just like elegant ladies of a “certain age,” Valentino Garavani doesn’t like discussing his.

OPINION Errol Louis: Sharpton, the durable warrior
I suspect Al Sharpton’s legion of detractors are in for another disappointment. It is beyond question that Sharpton’s finances — especially the $4.5 million in state and federal tax liens — have long been an unholy, unforgivable mess, with many of the gory details laid out in damning detail in a long New York Times investigative piece that graced the paper’s front page this week.

Consumer group lists '10 worst toys' for kids
World Against Toys Causing Harm issued the list to remind of the potential hazards in some toys as the holiday shopping season gets underway.

Mehta: Buffalo needs snow day, Jets-Bills should play Monday
Rex Ryan needs as many breaks as he can get these days, but an assist from Mother Nature isn’t one of them. The devastating lake-effect snowstorm that has crippled western New York should prompt the NFL to delay Sunday’s Jets-Bills game at Buffalo.

DUDE, WHERE'S YOUR LOGIC? Kutcher DEFENDS Uber exec's suggestion company should 'dig up dirt' on journalists
The 'Two and a Half Men' star, an investor in the car service company, makes head-scratching tweets amid outrage over Uber exec Emil Michael's suggestion that the company should hire a team to discredit the journalists who produce negative coverage.

NBA suspends Hornets' Jeffery Taylor for 24 games for domestic violence
The NBA has suspended Charlotte Hornets forward Jeffery Taylor for 24 games without pay after he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel property last month.

'You are rude to my cat': Man lists reasons for breakup with girlfriend in text
The text gives six reasons why the relationship was no longer working for him and has become an Internet hit.

Jersey Shore's 'Fudgy Wudgy' man dies at 76
A man known to decades of Jersey Shore beach goers as the 'Fudgy Wudgy' man has died at age 76.

Inmates in L.A. jail’s gay wing form close-knit community
For a group on inmates in a special Los Angeles County jail, a sheet fashioned into a halter-top and mini-skirt combo is perfectly acceptable prison garb.

ROCK ON: Pantera member sends baby 'drummer' new drum kit
A mini metalhead and viral star is getting an early Christmas gift from one of his papa's favorite drummers.

Stanford develops wall-climbing tech that makes Spider-Man a reality
The Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory at Stanford University has cracked the formula to develop a gecko-inspired adhesive that allows people to climb glass walls.

Petition: TLC should cancel '19 Kids and Counting' due to Duggars' anti-LGBT stance
The Change.org petition is asking that the famous family lose its hit show for 'using their fame' to promote 'hate and fear mongering against gays and transgendered people.'

Four Seasons unveils its private jet 2016 travel itinerary
This is jet-setting for the 1%.

Consumer Reports suggests safe rice over arsenic worries
Love to eat rice? That may come at a price.

Best Cruises of 2015 Find the right trip to fit any budget
From budget to luxury liners, find the right cruise to fit any adventure or bank account.

Is a cruise for you? 7 questions to ask yourself before you book it
Even with the affordable all-inclusive rates and the immersive experiences available onboard and ashore, a cruise might not be the right vacation for you.

Jimmy Ruffin, 'What Becomes of the Brokenhearted' Motown singer, dies at 78
Philicia Ruffin and Jimmy Lee Ruffin Jr., the late singer's children, confirmed Wednesday that Ruffin had died in a Las Vegas hospital. There were no details about the cause of death.

'Luther' revived as two-part miniseries for 2015
Idris Elba fans, rejoice! The Emmy-nominated actor will reprise his role as Detective John Luther in a "Luther" miniseries, BBC America announced Wednesday.

San Fran TV reporter gets high on cannabis, station pays $600 bill
Getting high has its perks. At least it did for TV reporter Mike Sugerman who got his station to sign off on his $600 expenses bill on cannabis products.

WATCH Beyonce's '7/11' leaks online with 30-second snippet
Just five days before the Queen Bey releases her self-titled album again, a 30-second snippet of one of her new tracks leaked online.

WATCH Steve Carell sings Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off'
The 'Foxcatcher' actor appeared on ABC's 'Popcorn with Peter Travers' to promote his film, but ended up promoting his love for all things Swift.

LIVE BLOG Behind the scenes of Pacquiao vs. Algieri
Sports writer Mitch Abramson is embedded in the camps ahead of Saturday's world welterweight championship fight and chronicling every step of his trip.

AND STAY OUT! UK rejects pick-up artist's visa after petition condemns his 'sexist' seminars
Julien Blanc had plans to speak to hundreds of date-deprived men at a UK appearance, but thousands of petitioners have ostracized his history of promoting abusive behavior toward women.

Stephen Colbert set to host Kennedy Center Honors
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts says Stephen Colbert will host this year's Kennedy Center Honors, bringing a new touch to the annual awards show.

WEB OF DECEPTION: Math teacher did coursework for Weber State football players
The NCAA has imposed sanctions on Weber State after it found that a math instructor had improperly helped Wildcats football players.

SHATTERED: Bono broke bones in face, arm in Central Park spill
U2 singer Bono shattered several bones, including one in his face and another that sent a bone jutting through his skin, and required five hours of surgery after his cycling spill in Central Park on Sunday, doctors revealed.

Jason Collins, NBA’s first openly gay player, retires
Jason Collins, who last year became the first openly-gay player to play for an NBA team, has retired.

DAILY NEWS REWIND Verrazano was the most impressive bridge of its time
The graceful soaring span which engineers have flung against the sky over the Narrows is a delicate tracery weighing 400-million pounds, supported at either end by a 50-story skyscraper.

A KISS UNDER THE MISTLEDRONE: TGI Fridays launches mistletoe drones
Forget about Santa's sleigh, TGI Fridays is launching flying drones laden with mistletoe to get diners in the holiday spirit.

Pirate’s Booty sets sail at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Pirate’s Booty will set sail at the 88th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade where the puffed rice and corn snack food brand will debut its first-ever Pirate Ship-Themed float.

Paddington Bear movie gets PG rating for dangerous behavior, sexual innuendos
The British Board of Film Classification said the movie also contains ‘mild threat’ and ‘mild bag language.’ The rating has left the bear’s 88-year-old creator ‘totally amazed.’

Bill Gates donates another $5.7 million to Ebola fight
A coalition of companies and aid groups announced plans Tuesday to test experimental drugs and collect blood plasma from Ebola survivors to treat new victims of the disease in West Africa.

Formula One driver Jules Bianchi out of artificial coma
Formula One driver Jules Bianchi is showing signs of recovery following a life-threatening crash, and is breathing unaided after being taken out of an artificial coma and repatriated from Japan to a French hospital.

10 must-see cars and trucks at the L.A. Auto Show
From a racy Ford Mustang to a hydrogen-powered Toyota, the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show is packed with exciting new cars and trucks.

Judge threatens Roger Clemens in defamation case
Roger Clemens could be held in contempt of court and face sanctions for disobeying an order to turn over correspondence, a Brooklyn judge said in court papers Tuesday.

GOT YOU COVERED! Hospital introduces bottom-covering gowns
A Detroit-based health system is rolling out a new patient gown that aims to offer a little more style, comfort and rear coverage.

CDC takes down 'obesity cost calculator'
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is backpedaling on its workplace "obesity cost calculator."

Kids still a target for marketers of sugary drinks: report
Children and teens are seeing fewer ads for sugary drinks on television, but they remain a prime target for marketers through other means such as product placement and social media, a report released on Wednesday found.

see it TASTES LIKE JESUS? Man claims to find Jesus' face in piece of chicken
A Pennsylvania man has been taken to heaven and back by one of his wife's hallowed chicken dinners.

James Cagney's 'Yankee Doodle Dandy' Oscar headed to auction
The late James Cagney's best actor Oscar statuette for the 1942 musical "Yankee Doodle Dandy" is expected to fetch at least $800,000 when it goes up for auction on Thursday in Los Angeles, auction house Nate D.

HOTTEST GALLERIES

10 reasons why Chris Hemsworth is the 'Sexiest Man Alive'
Not that you need reminding, but here are 10 reasons why the Aussie hunk earned the coveted title ...

Tallulah Willis buzzes her head like mom Demi Moore in ‘G.I. Jane’
From Hollywood heartthrobs to aging rock stars, get a peek at who's taken a turn as a celebrity doppelganger ...

PHOTOS Kourtney Kardashian and Liv Tyler show off their baby bumps
Baby bumps never go out of style among the celebrity set. See which stars are expecting and who's showing off the bump.

Solange parties in the streets after her New Orleans wedding
Meet Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson! Solange and her longtime boyfriend Alan tied-the-knot in front of family and friends before partying through the streets of New Orleans on Nov. 16, 2014.

KIM ROCKS CROP TOP: Hollywood's hottest stars bare toned midriffs
From Rihanna to Kim Kardashian, Hollywood's hottest starlets have hopped on the crop top bandwagon, baring their toned midriffs on the red carpet and on the street for the latest trend.

BRA-VO, ANGELS! See the Fantasy Bra through the years
It's that time of year again when these Angels take flight down the catwalk, unveiling its annual amazingly expensive 'Fantasy Bra' at the Victoria's Secret Fashion show on Dec. 9, 2014. Take a look at the lingerie maker's most extravagant underwear.

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1 Russian 'ghost' spacecraft could be satellite-killer

2 Raven-Symone on Cosby allegations: ‘Keep me out of this’

3 Three injured after gunman opens fire at Florida State: cops

4 New York banker, 42, slashed throat during bender: sources

5 Natalie Morales, Willie Geist not fired from 'Today' show

6 Don Lemon 'sorry' for remarks to Bill Cosby rape accuser

7 Miss Honduras Maria Alvarado shot dead: police

8 Man who slapped woman on train can't wear 8-Ball coat

9 Conn. woman, 25, had sex with friend’s 10-year-old son: cops

10 Taryn Manning arrested for violating restraining order

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EDITORIALS & OPINION

OPINION Kevin Baker: Emperor Obama? You must be kidding
With President Obama set to take executive action extending temporary legal status to many undocumented immigrants, the right-wing punditocracy is already howling: Impeachment now!

EDITORIAL Synagogue slaughter reveals true nature of Palestinian radicals
Celebrated broadly by Palestinians, the slaughter of four worshippers in a Jerusalem synagogue and the murder of a police officer were the stuff of ISIS nightmares.

Bill Hammond: Obama, President or emperor?
The right-wing outrage machine hysterically accuses President Obama of abusing his power over everything from Obamacare deadlines to hostage release negotiations.

Blanchfield: Why America is producing so many woman-hating young men
What is so broken inside American men? Why do we make so many spaces unsafe for women? Why do we demand that they smile as we harass them - and why, when women bring the reality of their everyday experiences into the open, do we threaten to kill them for it?

Chin, Lander & Richards: To reduce waste, pay 10¢ a bag
This September, New York City was energized when hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in the People’s Climate March, to make it clear that we can’t stand idly by with the planet hanging in the balance.

Warren: How Larry Lessig is trying to change politics
When you’re an academic rock star like Larry Lessig, you don’t fill stadiums. But you do pack lecture halls where tickets are free, the intellectual air is weighty and the subject, in his case, is political corruption.

Columnists

Denis Hamill

Hamill: Escaping urban blare, stressful news by seeking nature's embrace

Pete Donohue

MTA bus driver Howard McLean cursed out, fought with a teen farebeater — but deserves second chance

Don Kaplan

'The United States of Drinking': TV review

Kathie Lee and Hoda

Kathie Lee & Hoda: Lisa Rinna and Bethenny Frankel will rock new houses in ‘The Real Housewives’

Mike Lupica

Lupica: Rachel Noerdlinger coverage is news, not McCarthyism

Juan Gonzalez

Gonzalez: Unfinished West Side commercial development costs taxpayers $650M

Linda Stasi

STASI: Rachel Noerdlinger is another smart woman who makes idiotic choices

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REVIEWS

ONE STAR: 'Reach Me' has impressive cast, but is empty and disjointed
Judging by the impressive cast he’s managed to round up, writer-director John Herzfeld (“2 Days in the Valley”) must have some secrets up his sleeve for motivating others.

THREE STARS: 'A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night' has a lot of style despite a modest budget
It’s not every day you can use the phrase “Iranian vampire western,” but that’s the best way to describe this surreal black-and-white film.

ONE STAR: 'All Relative' relatively awful
Does Hollywood have so little to offer women that well-regarded actresses feel obliged to accept demeaning indies like this flatly unfunny, morally vacant comedy?

THREE STARS: Bloody 'Tamburlaine, Parts I and II' in rare staging
John Douglas Thompson stars in Christopher Marlowe's seldom-seen bloody saga, "Tamburlaine, Parts I and II," at Theatre for a New Audience in Brookyn.

THREE STARS: ‘Side Show’ is a powerful story but struggles for emotional connection
For a musical about true-life conjoined twins, the strange and stirring “Side Show” has a nagging habit of losing its grip.

THREE STARS: ‘Northpole’ is a heartwarming Hallmark holiday story
“Northpole” revolves around a young boy who is determined to save Christmas — not from grinches, but from people who have just become too busy or distracted to appreciate it.

TV REVIEW THREE STARS: ‘Banksy Does New York’ tracks his exploits on a trip to the U.S.
The mysterious Banksy, a British artist whose fame apparently doesn’t require his presence, has built a cult following that makes his work worth six or seven figures in hip art circles.

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